Car-fender and attachment.



PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908,

B. GERWIG.

GAR FENDER AND ATTACHMENT! APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. 190B.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL GERWIG, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH TO JOSEPH HEARN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVASIA.

cmmmmn AND ATTACHMENT Spedfication of Letters Patent.

, Patented June 16, 1908.

' Application-filed February 26, 1908. Serial no; $17,883.

To allwhom ct may concern: 1

it known that I, EMIL'GERWIG, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing atPitt'sbur in-the county of'Allegheny and State of ennsylvania, have invented certain new ,and useful Improvements in Car-:Fenders and Attachments, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawing. This invention relatesto carfenders, and the objects 'of' my invention are, first, to provide a simple and inexpensive fender that can be used in connection with various kinds ofstreet railway cars; second, to rovide novel "supports for a fender, whic .serve functiona y as guards, upon the sides of a car; third, to provide a. strong and durable fender that can be folded; and fourth, to provide a novel fender that will su port and prevent persons from being run own and injured by a car. i

I attain these objects by a fender that will be presently described in detail and then s ecifically pointed out in the appended Referring to the drauings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a car equipped with my fender, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fender as detached from a car.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a portion of a car having trucks 2 connected by side frames The ends of these frames are provided with guards 4 and extensions 5, and mounted in said extensions 3 said fenders compr sing plvotally connected and brackets 6, carried by the trucks 2. are longitudinally disposed rods -7 serving functlonally as guards upon the sides of the car 1.

The ends of the car are identical in construction, therefore I deem it only necessary to describe my fender as arranged at one of the ends of the car] Pivotally connected to the rod 7, as at 8, is a U-shaped frame 9 provided with a lattice work or grating 10. Mounted in the forward edge of the frame 9 is an axle 11, and journaled upon the ends of said xle are wheels'12 adapted to travel upon the same track as the car 1. The frame 9 is also supported by lugs 13, carried by the ends of te P lly connected to the u-shaped frame 1 9, as W11, is a similar frame 15 having a lat- ""t-ice'-work or grating 16 The upper edge ofthe frame 15 is connected by pivoted links or 'hen the pivoted" arms 17 to the'axle 11. links or arms 17 are collapsed, thefra-me 15 can be folded upon the frame 9, and then both of said frames swung upwardly against the end of the car. The folding of the frames 15 and 9 is essential to permit of two cars being coupled together, without removing the fenders.

It is apparent that should a person be struck by my fender that they will be immediatelyprecipitated upon the frame 9 and will be prevented from falling underthe car by the frame 15 The fender and its supports are constructed .of light and durable metal, and I reserve the right to make such alterations in my invention as are permissible by the appended claims.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. Ina car fender, the combination with a car and the side frames thereof, of extensions carried by said side frames, longitudinal rods supported by said extensions, U-shaped frames pivotally connected to the ends of said rods, revoluble wheels carried by said frames, U-shaped frames pivotally connected to thefirst mentioned frames and adapted to fold thereon, and lattice work carried by said frames, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a car, and the side frames thereof, of extensions, longitudinal rods carried by said extensions, fenders pivotally connected to the ends of said rods,

adapted to be folded together, and-means for supporting said frames in an operative position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EMIL GERWI'G.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ. C. I" Bnooxs. 

